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Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It Religious Leader Biographies Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass"Femina is essential reading for anyone who is interested in the Middle Ages and its place in the modern mind." Dan Jones, bestselling author of Powers and Thrones The Middle Ages are seen as a bloodthirsty time of Vikings, saints and kings a patriarchal society that oppressed and excluded women. Now through a careful examination of the artifacts, writings and possessions they left behind, the influential and multifaceted lives of women are emerging.